Theses & Projects Catalog
Students, faculty and visiting scholars conduct research and demonstration projects at the Lyle Center. Spanning disciplines in design, physical and social sciences, engineering and beyond, their work demonstrate the ways in which regenerative studies are intertwined in inquiries to shape and understand a future in which regenerative systems play an increasing role in advancing innovations to uplift our local and global communities.
The list of projects and theses are listed separately in the page tabs according to bibliographic MMS ID, author name, and subject. The list exemplifies the diversity of topics with relevant connections to regenerative studies -- from sustainable architecture and energy consumption, to wastewater and watershed issues, to air quality and transportation, to finance and community development, to ecology and biological monitoring.
Submissions inventoried on this page date before 2016 and can be located using their MMS IDs.
Theses and graduate projects submitted after 2017 are available in ScholarWorks, the California State University system's digital repository for all 23 campus' student dissertations and theses, faculty publications, research datasets, and open educational resources.
VIEW: Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies: ScholarWorks Collection
The projects inventoried in the section below were submitted before 2016. You can find their bibliographic records catalogued in a network zone by using their respective MMS IDs.
Lyle Center Projects (2016 and earlier)
| MMS ID | Title | Author | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 991004839609702915 | Experience of implementing solar PV systems for Kinana secondary school of rural Tanzania, Africa / | Berkowitz, Rael J. | Solar collectors--Evaluation. |
| 991005010029702195 | Raising environmental awareness in children through a picture book : "a rainbow undersea" / | Romero, Maria | Children--Books and reading.; Environmental protection--Citizen participation.; Family life education. |
The theses inventoried in the section below were submitted before 2016. You can find their bibliographic records catalogued in a network zone by using their respective MMS IDs.
Theses after 2017 can be found in the digital archives of CSU ScholarWorks in the Lyle Center ScholarWorks Collection.
Master of Science, Regenerative Studies (MSRS) Theses
| MMS ID | Title | Author | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 991002777079702915 | Comparisons of thermal comfort between a superadobe dome test cell and a wood-framed test cell using passive energy strategies / | Swick, Jonah Bennett. | Architecture and energy conservation.; Commercial buildings--Heating and ventilation.; Solar buildings.; Solar energy--Passive systems. |
| 991002911489702915 | The average residential landscape : a tool for determining four attributes of an average residential landscape within Southern California / | Kent, Douglas. | Environmental impact analysis.; Landscape assessment. |
| 991003194419702915 | A field investigation at the L.E.E.D. Platinum Inland Empire utilities agency headquarters, Chino, California : examining patterns of portable heater use and their possible effect on energy performance / | Metcalf, Thomas Kevin. | Energy consumption.; Temperature control. |
| 991003276619702915 | Ecological salience, human adaptation, and the succession of tradition : a study of the transition of traditional agricultural knowledge across time and space through human emigration / | Humel, Eric Matthew. | Landscaping industry--Employees--Attitudes. |
| 991003330149702000 | Sustainable architecture design principles (SADP) in the American Institute of Architecture, Orange county chapter : a benchmark study of their knowledge of, attitudes towards & implementation levels of SADP / | Keltz, Rowan Karen. | Architecture--Environmental aspects.; Energy consumption--Forecasting. |
| 991003330219702000 | Nature-based shower cooling system / | Gavina, Carlo. | Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery--Research. |
| 991003517139702915 | Analysis of water treatment performed by selected strains of microalgae with characterization of oils yielded from the resulting biomass / | Selwitz, Jason L. | Biodiesel fuels--Research.; Water reuse--Research. |
| 991003732169702915 | Energy input analysis of Santa Monica BayKeeper's kelp restoration project / | Meux, Brian Milton. | Kelp bed ecology.; Restoration ecology. |
| 991003844099702915 | Characteristics of solid waste associated with land based tourism on Caribbean islands / | Serra, Maddalena. | Islands--Panama.; Tourism--Panama.; Islands.; Pollution.; Tourism.; Panama. |
| 991004070029702915 | Cogs, hubs, and links : social bicycling in Los Angeles / | Jusay, Anthony. | Bicycle trails--California.; Bicycle trails.; Cycling--Law and legislation.; California. |
| 991004070099702915 | Implementing papercrete in a low cost housing prototype for Tijuana, Mexico / | West, Matthew Jade. | Concrete--Additives.; Recycled products. |
| 991004122469702915 | Regenerating semi-open spaces in Iranian house architecture / | Rezvan, Azita. | Outdoor living spaces--Iran.; Outdoor living spaces.; Iran. |
| 991004198949702915 | The estimation of Cal Poly Pomona campus' carbon storage and sequestration by examining campus trees / | Yalcin, Telat. | Trees--Effect of greenhouse gases on. |
| 991004198969702915 | The behavior of biodegradable food containers in vermicompost system / | Hall, Lora May. | Compost industry.; Vermicomposting. |
| 991004208259702915 | Food waste as a resource : rethinking our waste infrastructure / | LaPrade, Carolyn J. L. | Compost industry.; Greenhouse gas mitigation.; Sanitary landfills. |
| 991004210989702915 | The cultivation of three tropical species of oyster mushroom (Pleurotius spp.) on a water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) substrate under rustic conditions in coastal Veracruz, Mexico. / | Zentmyer, Eric H. | Pleurotus ostreatus--Growing media.; Water hyacinth--Utilization. |
| 991004212649702915 | Studies in solar food dryer design and function / | Rusina. Heidi. | Solar food dryers. |
| 991004276009702915 | Appropriate technology : a field study of residential thermosiphoning air panels in Tecate, Mexico / | McFadden, Michelle A. | Solar heating--Thermomechanical treatment--Rating of.; Rural development--Mexico. |
| 991004296039702915 | Autonomous fluidized building envelopes / | Issertes-Carbonnier, Eric-Valentin. | Sustainable buildings--Design and construction. |
| 991004296899702915 | Home composting in Pomona, California : practices, preferences and diversions / | Rivadeneyra, Alana. | Organic wastes--Recycling--Surveys.; Organic wastes--Recycling.; Surveys. |
| 991004321779702915 | Stormwater best management practices : their use in landscape architecture practice / | Herndon-Steen, Amelia Nilophar. | Best management practices (Pollution prevention)--Effectiveness--California, Southern.; Runoff--California, Southern--Evaluation. |
| 991004345949702915 | Impacts of synthetic lawns on urban ecological systems : a comparison with other lawn types / | Pandey, Anne Elizabeth Snyder. | Lawns--Economic aspects--California, Southern. |
| 991004346049702915 | The Zero Waste movement and the concept of waste / | Feldman, Jacob. | Waste products--Waste minimization--Analysis.; Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Public opinion. |
| 991004441459702915 | Aesthetic preferences for cemeteries : implications for water-conserving landscapes / | Clements, Stephanie Armetta. | Drought-tolerant plants--Rating of.; Cemeteries--California, Southern. |
| 991004453759702915 | Estimating the photovoltaic potential of residential building morphologies : a GIS based model of Pasadena, California / | Catalano, Andrew A. | Photovoltaic power generation--California--Pasadena--Case studies.; Photovoltaic power generation.; California--Pasadena.; Case studies. |
| 991004453789702915 | Engineering ecologies with water buffalo : treatment wetlands and vegetation harvest for nitrogen removal / | Kanzler, Andrew M. | Ecosystem management.; Water buffalo.; Water--Purification--Nitrogen removal. |
| 991004453829702915 | Predictive modeling of vineyard expansion in the Santa Monica mountains / | Rundel, Tyler. | Land use--California, Southern--Planning.; Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.); Land use--Planning.; Logistic regression analysis.; Vineyards--Location.; California--Santa Monica Mountains.; California, Southern. |
| 991004453859702915 | Place patination : exploring how forms of residential inhabitation and patterns of consumption influence formation and expression of place attachment and place -protective behaviors in rural retirement migrants / | Scully, Laurin N. | Older people--Attitudes.; Housing, Rural--Rating of. |
| 991004453899702915 | School gardens : measuring the potential for sustainability / | Boldt, Rachel L. | School gardens.; Sustainability. |
| 991004453939702915 | Regenerative design strategies within landscape architectural curricula : an analysis of educational textbooks at Cal Poly Pomona / | Okihiro, Allison N. | Sustainable design--Textbooks--Rating of. |
| 991004453969702915 | Residential water demand and rate structures : finding what motivates consumers to conserve / | Peers, Christopher. | Consumer behavior.; Water conservation.; Water consumption. |
| 991004454729702915 | Optimum species selection for vegetative filter strips / | Briggs, Cody. | Runoff--Purification--Filtration.; Vegetative propagation--Analysis. |
| 991004469879702915 | Urban agriculture and contaminated soil : a method for assessing risk on available land / | Perry, Kimberly. | Soils--Lead content.; Soils--Composition--Rating of.; Urban agriculture. |
| 991004472769702915 | The impacts of anthropogenic and natural stressors on Southern California eelgrass ecosystems / | Feeney, Shannon. | Eelgrass--California, Southern--Analysis. |
| 991004475119702915 | Power potential of amplified wind in urban canyons / | Willis, Matthew T. | Land use, Urban.; Wind power--Climatic factors.; Wind power plants--Environmental aspects. |
| 991004481049702915 | Sustainability communications at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona / | Grant, Elektra. | Sustainable development reporting. |
| 991004490689702915 | A comparison of public/private planning styles : a case study of a transit-oriented development / | Huerta, Enrique. | Transportation--California, Southern--Planning--Surveys.; Environmental impact analysis.; Transportation--Planning.; California, Southern.; Surveys. |
| 991004492269702915 | Investigating recycling as an antecedent to altering environmental consciousness : a focus on Mexican immigrants' environmental world view and behavior / | Lopez, Gisela. | Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Rating of.; Immigrants--America--Attitudes.; Mexican Americans--Attitudes. |
| 991004496089702915 | Effects of plants on CO2 concentrations in occupied and unoccupied office spaces / | Goldberg, Amanda. | House plants.; Indoor air pollution. |
| 991004496819702915 | Purchasing organic produce for domestic consumption / | Orozco, Mitzi A. | Consumer behavior.; Natural foods industry--Rating of. |
| 991004496859702915 | Potential of subterranean temperatures for food storage in southern California / | Caprari, Devin. | Natural foods--Storage--Climatic factors.; Organic farming--California, Southern. |
| 991004563599702915 | Addition of food waste to anaerobic digesters to increase biogas production / | Redman, Kate. | Sewage--Purification--Anaerobic treatment--Evaluation.; Biogas. |
| 991004620079702915 | Evapotranspiration and green roofs : comparing sedum and grass species for effect on indoor temperature / | Halstead, Maria Cristina. | Roofing--Rating of.; Ecological houses. |
| 991004667459702915 | Citizen science disruptions in a southern California environmental justice conflict / | Dhillion, Carla May. | Environmental sciences--Research--Citizen participation--Evaluation.; Environmental sciences--Law and legislation--Citizen participation. |
| 991004667529702915 | Evaluation criteria for renewable energy systems in the rural developing community context / | Kerrins-Torres, Thomas Joseph. | Renewable natural resources--Law and legislation--Evaluation. |
| 991004673999702915 | Disc golf course design : inscribing lifestyle into underutilized landscapes / | Plansky, Michael G. | Golf courses--Landscape architecture.; Flying discs (Game) |
| 991004692309702915 | Barriers and opportunities of the Los Angeles food waste recycling program / | Heath, Heather A. | Organic wastes--Recycling. |
| 991004692339702915 | Prioritizing areas for effective BMP implication in the Arroyo Seco watershed by identifying nonpoint sources of pollutants / | Duesner, Sean E. | Water--Pollution potential--California--Los Angeles County.; Arroyo Seco Watershed (Calif.) |
| 991004693759702915 | Water use efficiency, gas exchange, and biomass accumulation for three California landscaping tree species / | Dobson-Hemminger, Amber. | Water efficiency--California, Southern.; Trees in cities--Water requirements--Rating of.; Air--Purification--Evaluation. |
| 991004718889702915 | An investigation of VAWT and HAWT land use suitability in Los Angeles, California / | Perry, Preston. | Wind power plants--Aerodynamics--Rating of.; Los Angeles County (Calif.) |
| 991004722509702915 | Phase change materials : their effect on thermal comfort / | Johnson, Bennie N. | Architecture and energy conservation--Rating of. |
| 991004726389702915 | A comparative cost analysis of deconstruction and conventional demolition strategies for the removal of residential structures in greater Los Angeles / | McGray, Myles P. | Dwellings--Recycling--Cost of operation--Rating of.; Wrecking--Cost of operation--Rating of.; Los Angeles County (Calif.) |
| 991004764329702915 | Municipal anaerobic digestion and composting : feasibility study for Asheville, North Carolina / | Cooper, Ryan M. | Natural gas--Production control.; Organic wastes--Recycling.; Asheville (N.C.)--Recycling. |
| 991004818409702915 | Quantization of regeneration / | Serio, Donald L., Jr. | Ecological surveys--Methodology--Rating of.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) |
| 991004828699702915 | Exploring the possibility of using used car batteries as re residential energy storage / | Yoon, Ben S. | Renewable energy sources--Storage.; Lead-acid batteries--Rating of. |
| 991004828739702915 | The influence of community garden participation on pro-environmental behavior / | Weintraub, Crystal H. | Environmental ethics.; Community gardens--Psychological aspects. |
| 991004829619702915 | Asset-based community development : community participation as entrepreneurhsip [sic] / | Rivas, Nicholas J. | Community development--Finance.; Political entrepreneurship. |
| 991004832619702915 | The asset based continuum : exploring the qualities and characteristics of asset based community development in sustainability/social justice initiatives / | Forester, Tyler S. | Sustainable urban development--Finance--Case studies. |
| 991004832969702915 | Residential water conservation in southern California : how cities can promote water conservation when they are not the water supplier / | Cavazos, Nikki M. | Water conservation--California, Southern.; Metropolitan areas--California, Southern.; Metropolitan areas.; Water conservation.; California, Southern. |
| 991004841979702915 | Variables affecting managers food container purchasing preference in the restaurant industry / | Pierre, Cammi A. | Restaurateurs--Attitudes.; Restaurants--Equipment and supplies--Rating of. |
| 991004919169702915 | Effects of groundcover albedo on soil and air temperature / | Tin, Josette C. | Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.; Ground cover plants. |
| 991004931439702915 | A fractured forest : identifying the most suitable forested habitats and corridors in the San Bernardino national forest / | Bellis, James C. | Watershed management--California, Southern--Mathematical models.; San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.); Watershed management--Mathematical models.; California--San Bernardino Mountains.; California, Southern. |
| 991004932329702915 | Design and experimentation of a novel water-wall envelope component for passive/active heating and cooling / | Gullotti, Brandon W. | Hydronics--Design and construction. |
| 991004961059702915 | Effects of biochar on growing media and plant physiology and productivity for green roofs / | Fladd, Gabrielle. | Green roofs (Gardening)--Growing media.; Biochar--Evaluation. |
| 991004974689702915 | Political culture obstacles to sustainable transportation / | Irish, Aiden. | Sustainable urban development--California, Southern--Case studies.; Pasadena (Calif.)--Politics and government--Public opinion.; Pomona (Calif.)--Politics and government--Public opinion.; Politics and government--Public opinion.; Sustainable urban develop |
| 991004974859702915 | Suitability analysis of almond production under a changing climate / | Kasparian, Arpe. | Almond--Climatic factors--California. |
| 991005017139702915 | Student activism a composting cast study / | Squires-Villaseñor, Rosemary. | Sustainable development--Case studies.; Sustainable development.; Universities and colleges--Planning.; Case studies. |
| 991005017249702915 | From garden to table and back : regenerating a lost cycle / | Gomez, Jillian Marie. | Square foot gardening--Evaluation. |
| 991005030689702915 | Community art as asset based development : a participatory action research study / | Carino, Christine. | Community arts projects. |
| 991005032059702915 | The forces of corporate sustainability : examining the sustainable business framework / | Marsh, Ariel R. | Sustainable development--Evaluation. |
| 991005041459702915 | Monitoring fine particles pollution (PM2.5) in mixed land use neighborhood : Pomona California / | Anton, Michael G. | Air quality management--California, Southern--Evaluation.; Air quality monitoring stations--California--Pomona.; Air quality management--Evaluation.; Air quality monitoring stations.; California--Pomona.; California, Southern. |
| 991005041639702915 | Bypassing roadblocks to waste conversion in the U.S. / | Kelley, Kim Clymer. | Refuse as fuel--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Refuse as fuel--Law and legislation--Citizen participation. |
| 991005041759702915 | GIS suitability modeling of the NCCP coastal sage scrub ecosystem / | Chambers, Amy L. | Habitat (Ecology)--Geographic information systems--Rating of.; Habitat conservation--Law and legislation--Rating of--California, Southern. |
| 991005043649702915 | Non-native Arundo donax L. vs. native Typha latifolia L. : a comparison of biomonitors for heavy metals / | McClain, Nicole. | Biological monitoring.; Giant reed--Effect of heavy metals on.; Typha latifolia--Effect of heavy metals on. |
| 991005044209702915 | Identifying suitable sites for Olympia oysters restoration through GIS modeling / | Popel, Elliott James. | Coastal zone management--Environmental aspects--Geographic information systems.; Oystering--Environmental aspects--Geographic information systems.; Oyster culture--Washington (State); Oyster culture--California.; Olympia oyster. |
| 991005044929702915 | Tapping into justice : the San Jerardo Case / | Verdugo, Gilberto. |
Groundwater--Law and legislation--California.; Water--Pollution--Law and legislation--California.; Groundwater--Law and legislation.; Water--Pollution--Law and legislation.; California. |